Toy pistol



E. S. PEAKE Aug. 16, 1932.

TOY PISTOL Filed Sept. l2, 1930 niawhnnus.

. j exploded bythe hammer.

,j hereinafter described.

`lateniel Aug. 16, 1932 UNITED :STATES PEAKE, or WESTERVILLE, omdnssionon To THE KILGonE MFG. GoM- f j fPimmor wnsTERyILLE, omo, A CORPORATION or oHro j V This invention ilelates `to toy pistolslo'f'` the typeknown.` asfa repeater, in'which a i'ol'l of caps i'semployed, the caps being auto#` y maticallyied to the anvil "upon each operai .tionloffthe trigger.

germ x *To this end a' cap feeding pawl isemployed whichfis Aso operated as to insure for each `actuationof the `trigger the proper movementjoftlie cap strip to place a cap instrikf` osition upon the anvil, where it may be l 'Thelfinventi emb dies. relatively fewer parts than isj'customary in constructionsof this""charact`ei-"andfwill withstand the hard usage tofwhich fsuch` pistols are subjected l withoutfear of breakage.v

l Reiiis to theV drawing," 'gxFigure lfis a view partly `broken away, s'howingthe partsin `normal position. Figure 2 is a `view showing the hammer retracted and the `cap pawlengaging the strip.

p Figure 4Bisya viewofthe operating mechanismindetail-` ""1 j .In the accompanying drawing, the 11umerallO is applied to the barrel of the pistol andthe numeral 11` indicates the anvil or striking plate. The anvil is suitably bowed as shown at 11. i

The, numeral 12 is applied to the trigger j and the numeral 13 to thehammer, while the numeral 14 indicates an actuator member which is carried upon thev trigger and which engages the hammer, all as will be The pistol `is comprised of two mated cast ings which are bolted at the points B and B2, in any suitable manner.

\ end with anotch 15 for a purpose which will i *j be presently described and is pivoted upon a suitable pin 16 formed integral with one of the castings. A leaf spring 17 maintains the vThe hammer 18 is provided at its lower Lauras PATENT ori-fics 'roY rIs'roL i l Application mea september 12, 1930." semina. 41,49`6l j and furnishes the force for propelling the hammer to explode a cap, whenthe hammer is retracted and released.

' The trigger 12V is pivoted upon a pinV 18, i

preferably integral with one of the castings and is provided with an extended portion 19 upon one side of Vwhich is formed an intejgral pin 20. The trigger is likewise formed with an integral extension 21 upon one side of which, oppositefthe pin 20, there is integrally formed a pin 22. The extension 21 is formed with opposed inclined projections 23 and 24 extending laterally upon the opposite side of the extension 21 fromlthe pin 22. A recess 25 is formed in thetrigger upon one side of the extension 19 and the extension is provided along theedge of the recess with asuitable projection 26.`

The' Vactuating "member 14 is pivotally mounted fupon the trigger, being provided with a l1ol`e28,` which receives the pin 22. Saidactuating member has a recess 29, along one edge, and a projection 3.0 extending over said recess. At one end, the actuating mein-A ber has a further `projection 31, which, as shown, is adapted to engage the recess 15in the hammer." i l Thespring 32, shown as "a coil spring, has its coil received on the pin 22 with oneV arm engaging and restrained bythe'projection 29 uand theother armrestrained by and engaging the projection 26. In this manner, the actuating member 14 is always springprojected away from the trigger. y f

'The sprin'ga'isa similar type of coil spring having its longcrarm engaging under the projection 23 and restrained thereby and its shorter arm 'engaging a pivoted cap pawl 34,which will now be described. A The said cap pawl 34 is provided with a hole 35, which receives the pin 20. This pawl is preferablyformed` of-sheet metal and at one end is provided with a right angled extension 36. j One edge` of the pawl 37: is Vcut away to `provide a .tang 88, which, with the wall from which it is struck, forms a suitable guide for one end of the coil spring 33. It will be understood that the tang 38 is bent to form a substantially right angled lateral pro- Y tween the Wall of the pavvl and the parallel n one of the castings. j y

. The spring 33 is a compression spring and Willth`erefore, at all' times, act-to draw thepaWl toward the trigger 'and hencetoward' portion of the tang. The lateral extension 36 Which is bent at right angles to the body of the paWl forms the contact portion `of the paWl Withl a strip of caps, indicated at 39.

' The roll of caps is indicated at l() and isk mounted upon a suitable pin Ll-l, integral vwith the anvil over Which the cap strip passes.

It Will be seen that the paWl innoimal po# sition, referring to Figure l, is limitedin its movement by the projection 24', the"saidzpawl engaging on one side of such projection.

Y i V:When the trigger is pulled, the extension 19 is raised in this manner, raising the-'pavzl 34 which, by reason of the spring 33, is forced toward the cap strip with itscontact edge 36 engaging the 'cap strip,soithat asthe eXtension 19 continues to rise, the'pawl `34 will push Y the cap strip upwardly to bring a cap into striking position. At the Sametime, the actuator Vmeinberl, which,V as stated, is normally spring projected and has its projection 31 engaging in the notch l5 of the hammer,

Y YWard the hammer and into enoa rement vvith will be drawn forward, so that the projection Slrivill act to Vretract thehammer, as nshown in Figure 2 and the partsare so co-related thatvvvhen the trigger hasreached the-limit of its movemenathe",projection .31 will ride out of the recess in thehammer to permit Ythe spring 17 to 'forcev the hammer to4 strikeand y by'this time Va cap is in theproper striking position.' Upon release of the'hammer and its explosion .of thecap,l the hammer Willbe Yin normal position, While the Aspring 32 Will the stop 24.

By this construction, the partsA are so timed that by no possibility can jamming occur Lsuch as would result if the capr `strip Were per come.v as stated, by having 'the contact por-V tion 36 of the nawl spring pressed at all times toward the trigger and anvil. so that move-.

Y ment of the trigger will force the pawl, as it rides unq to Contact With the anviland a con tinus-d further movement of Vthe trigger will Q result in the proper upward movement of the can strip the required distance. The paWl is held in engagement VWith rthe cap strip asvr Vlong as the trigger is retracted, but as soon the hammer is released to strike, the pavvl is automatically disengaged .and rides free of the cap strip, so that there isno` opportunity for Wrinkling. 1

I claim:

l. A pistol of the class described comprising a trigger, a hammer, means carried by the trigger for yactuating saidhammer, a cap strip feed plate, 'and means normally pressed toward the trigger 'and carried thereby for engaging and moving a cap stripvover said s f feed platewhen'the trigger is retracted, said `means comprising a. pawl having a longi tudinal edge and a compression spring having with the longitudinal edge ofv said paWl and engaging the same near its free end and the other engaging thetrigger, ,c Y

' 2Q AMpstol comprising a trigger, a hammerQmeanscarried bythe trigger forfactu Y atingsaid hammer, a cap stripvfeediplate, and

means normally pressed toward the trigger and .carried vthereby `for engaging and moving av cap. strip over said feedgplate when the triggerV is retracted, said means ycomprising legs, oner extending substantially parallel Y a paivl formed of a flat metal strip having a Y `longitfudina'l edge cut away near its free end to lprovide a tang, and a `spring having arms,

one engaging the trigger and another arm extending longitudinallyjofsaid pavvl en-v gaging said tang. f

3. A' pistol of theclass described comprise ingiay trigger, a hammer, meansfcarrifed by the trigger for, actuating the hamme`r a cap strip feed plate,fa pawlpivotallycarried by the trigger for engaging'andmovinga cap strip yover said Vfeed plate, said pawl Vcom-Y prising-"anat metal strip havinga loi'igi-` tudinal edge cut vavvay near its free end to provide a tang, and a spring mounted onthe` 'Y trigger and having arms, onel engaging the trigger and another arm extending longitudinally'fofvsaid pavvl and engagingrsaidtang.v t

In testimony vvhereof lha-ve hereunto set myhand.,V A i i.

' EDWARD SfPEAKEf las i Ymitted to Wrinkle Vor pile up. This is over- 

